Blended learning strategy for elementary teaching

Par: Katie Meehan in collaboration with Pearson ERPI

11 mai 2018

The 21st century classroom has no walls – thanks to the Internet, teachers with access to computers, smartphones and tablets can immerse their students in a world of fascinating videos, games, facts and creativity.

Blended learning is far more than just a combination of print and digital...

More than just projecting: discover how to make better use of your digital components!

Par: Alexandra Coutlée

11 mai 2018

Back in the day, teachers purchased a big teacher’s guide that contained all of the pages from the student’s book and also some extra handouts to be photocopied. Forgot the teacher’s guide at home? Too bad, it would have to wait. And if your school already purchased a teacher’s guide...

How can I help my students acquire field-related vocabulary that is relevant and meaningful to them?

Par: Andy Van Drom

13 avril 2018

Vocabulary acquisition in a B-block course is very much a double-edged sword. When I started teaching field-related English, I expected vocabulary to be a nonissue. After all, in a class where students are supposed to work on field-specific topics, focusing the selection of salient...

How can I help my students to become more confident and autonomous language learners and users?

Par: Andy Van Drom

12 avril 2018

Students and teachers alike agree on the fact that language learning is not an undertaking that begins and ends in a classroom, but a lifelong endeavour. If, as teachers, we want to meet the ministerial objectives of preparing our students to communicate in English in study and...

How Do You Argue about Beliefs, Facts, and Opinions?

Par: Dr. Ken Beatty

09 avril 2018

It’s a trick question! Students often have a hard time understanding that they can’t really argue about beliefs, and can only use facts to support an argument. As for opinions, they can only argue about valid opinions.

Some of my students are in a Springboard program. How do I make sure they don’t feel left out?

Par: Andy Van Drom

20 mars 2018

For as long as I’ve been teaching B-block courses, every term, on the first day of class, at least one student inevitably raises the following question: How can I work on field-specific content and tasks if I do not yet “have” a field?

5 ways to encourage your students to get talking!

Par: Alexandra Coutlée

19 mars 2018

To learn a second language, communication is key. But communication in a second language can be a source of stress for some students. There are lots of things a teacher can do to foster communication in the classroom and encourage students to take risks and talk!